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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1987
Page
4
Reeces a 125 pound husky rottweiler mix was attacked Thursday in a southwest side yard. Harold O Deen explains the cuts were precise and the dog survived after surgery. Police suspect the attacker moved the dog and returned it to the yard.
East Iowa candidate Bob Jaeger urges placing moveable stop signs at school crossings lacking adult guards. He cites about 50 fold-out signs in use last year and notes some sites still without guards this year. Jaeger challenges Floyd Bergen for public safety commissioner. A Cedar Rapids Airport landing gear failure briefly closed the runway Friday with no injuries to three passengers.
A Cedar Rapids man reports a home burglary with a basement entry clocking a television set a microwave oven jewelry and tools totaling 1167 dollars plus an oxygen analyzer and wheelchair parts from a van behind National Medical Homecare. A 25 year old Black man robbed a Northeast Cedar Rapids man at knife point around 315 a.m. as he loaded newspapers. A plane failed to lock landing gear delaying flights after stopping across runways. Drunken driving charges listed for four individuals in various locations. In Iowa City St Marys Church hosts Black Choir from Chicago next weekend with a 730 p m concert and services Oct 18. Iowa City Museum of Natural History to sponsor Amana nature trail hike Oct 18 meeting at Macbride Hall. A public conference Spanish in the United States to be held at the University of Iowa Memorial Union with workshops and continuing education units available.
Fire crews responded to multiple incidents including a medical emergency on Memorial Drive at 12 37 a.m. a medical call on East Avenue NE at 12 55 a.m. and a cigarette ignition aboard a 2740 Sixth Street SW location at 12 05 p.m.
Local 231 of AFSCME representing 450 Linn County workers requests a 5.7 percent raise for next fiscal year, plus a 35 cent per hour July 1 1988 increase and a 3.5 percent bump January 1 1989. The proposal includes extended paternity and adoption leave, increased vacation after 25 years, higher life insurance, tuition assistance, and insurance options for retirees. The county will respond with an initial counter offer at 11 a.m. October 26.
Franklin L. Smith superintendent of Dayton Ohio schools will address the Cedar Rapids NAACP Chapter 45th annual Freedom Fund Banquet on October 17 at 6 30 p m in CityCenter 4701 First Ave SE The event theme is The Struggle Yesterday Today and Tomorrow Education is the Key Tickets cost 20 dollars and can be bought by calling McKenzley Wilson at 396 9272
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